What Brooklyn looked like in the 1990s Through these Captivating Photos

#1 Street Scene in Brighton Beach, Nicknamed ‘Little Odessa’ in Brooklyn, 1990

1 Point

Upvote Downvote

#2 A Baker in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Displays Various Types of Bread, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#3 North Atlantic Textile Factory Building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#4 Exterior of the Faith That Pleases God Church in Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#5 Trolley Tracks on Cobblestone Street Under Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#6 Demonstrators Wait for Verdict in Yusuf Hawkins Trial in Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#7 Teacher with 4th-Grade Class at Public School 309 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#8 Russian Orthodox Church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#9 Randy Weston Rides a Carousel at Coney Island in Brooklyn, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#10 Smith Building with Fire Escape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#11 Streets of Bushwick Show Poverty and Crime in Brooklyn, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#12 Troutman Street in Bushwick Known for Drugs and Prostitution in Brooklyn, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#13 Dumping Area in Brooklyn Captured in October, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#14 Kids Build Sand Castles on Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, 1991

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#15 Civil War Era Warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#16 Warehouses Connected by Walkways in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#17 Washington Cemetery Building Seen from Train Platform in Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#18 Facade of Spike Lee’s Retail Store Spike’s Joint in Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#19 Graffiti-Covered Wall in Poor Neighborhood in Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#20 New York City Marathon Water Station on Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#21 Runner and Wheelchair Racer in NYC Marathon, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#22 Abandoned Building on South 4th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#23 Marathon Volunteers Set Up Water Stations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#24 Marathon Water Stations at 10 Mile Marker in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#25 Marathon Volunteers Fill Water Cups in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#26 Marathon Water Station Setup in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#27 Man Fills Large Container for Marathon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#28 Marathon Runners Pass 10 Mile Marker in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1992

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#29 Woman Sits in Plastic Pool Under Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, 1993

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#30 Snowstorm Blankets Coney Island in Brooklyn, 1993

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#31 Graffiti-Laden Subway Station on Dean Street, Brooklyn, 1993

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#32 Debris in Steeplechase Park After Riot in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1993

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#33 Notorious B.I.G. Outside His Mother’s House in Brooklyn

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#34 NYPD Mounted Unit Patrols Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1990s

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#35 Fishermen and Others on Coney Island Pier, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#36 Children Seated on F Train in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#37 Commuters on F Train at Unidentified Station, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#38 Sideshow Artists Perform on Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#39 Edward Krachie Wins Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#40 Jack Nicholson on Set of “As Good As It Gets” in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, 1997

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#41 Wonder Wheel at Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1997

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#42 Man Dressed as Mickey Mouse at Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1997

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#43 Biggie Smalls’ Funeral Procession in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, 1997

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#44 View from Gowanus Overpass, Brooklyn, 1998

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#45 View of World Trade Center from Gowanus Overpass, Brooklyn, 1998

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#46 Resident on Brownstone Stoop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, 1998

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#47 Boy Throws Flower into Atlantic Ocean, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1998

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#48 Brooklyn Brewery Truck Parked on Street, 1990s

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#49 Chassidim Walk Through Snowstorm, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#50 Facade of Spike Lee’s Retail Store Spike’s Joint, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#51 View of Manhattan from Under Brooklyn Bridge, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#52 Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, Downtown Manhattan, 1993

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#53 Pro-Choice Demonstration in Brooklyn, 1990s

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#54 Inline Skater on Brooklyn Bridge, 1990s

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#55 Young Hassidic Boy Goes for Pony Ride, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1995

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#56 People Enjoy View from South Street Seaport to Brooklyn Bridge, 1994

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#57 Snow Blizzard in Brooklyn, 1996

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#58 Falun Dafa Group in Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#59 Person Views Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges from South Street Seaport, 1990s

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#60 Snow Blizzard in Brooklyn, 1996

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#61 E.P. Grocery Store, corner of Mother Gaston Blvd. and Belmont Ave., Brooklyn, 1998.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#62 View from the Tompkins Houses toward Park Ave. at Tompkins Ave., Pfizer Plant on the right, Brooklyn, 1998.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#63 Crime scene, Eastern Parkway by Saratoga Ave., Brooklyn, 1998. Uncle killed his niece and them himself, 1998.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#64 View from the roof of Marcus Garvey Houses at 317 Sutter Ave., toward Rockaway Ave., Brooklyn, 1998.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#65 Methadone Clinic, Powell Ave. at Sutter Ave., Brooklyn, 1997.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#66 Holy House of Prayer for All People, formerly the Parkway Theater, 1768 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#67 1644 Broadway, Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#68 1613 E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#69 505 St. Marks Place, Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#70 517 Nostrand Ave. by Herkeimer St., Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#71 Prayer Palace, Broadway at Greene Ave., Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#72 View of Lower Manhattan from Crown Heights, showing the 1927 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#73 Former Aidlin Automation, 1613 East New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#74 View from 1140 Broadway along the J and Z lines, Brooklyn, 1996.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#75 Urban Strategies Inc., Day Care Center #2, 452 Pennsylvania Ave., Brooklyn, 1994.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#76 Former Aidlin Automation, 1613 E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1994.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#77 View of the J and Z lines along Broadway from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1994.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#78 View from Flushing Ave. entrance to the G train toward Union Ave. and Gerry St., Brooklyn, 1994.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#79 J.R. Food Center, corner of Mother Gaston Blvd. and Belmont Ave., Brooklyn, 1993.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#80 357 Saratoga Ave., Brooklyn, 1993.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#81 Homeless shelter, Chauncey St., view north from Broadway, Brooklyn, 1993.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#82 View from the Tompkins Houses toward Park Ave. at Tompkins Ave., Pfizer Plant on the right, Brooklyn, 1992.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#83 2071 Fulton St., Brooklyn, 1992.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#84 View of the J and Z lines along Broadway from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1992.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#85 View toward Bergen St. from the roof of the Howard Houses, Mother Gaston Blvd. at E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1992.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#86 Halsey St. by Broadway, Brooklyn, 1992.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#87 Z and L lines, ENY from Liberty St., Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#88 357 Saratoga Ave., Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#89 Corner of Saratoga Ave. at St. Mark’s Ave., Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#90 View along Broadway from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#91 View from the L line, at Van Sinderen Ave. and E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#92 408 St. Marks Place, Brooklyn, 1991.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#93 St. Luke Community Church, 142 Watkins St., Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#94 View north toward Broadway from 8th St., Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#95 View toward Broadway, Subway entering Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#96 View SW along S. 8th St. from Berry Ave., Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#97 L Line, view of E. N.Y. from Junius St. at Livonia Ave., Brooklyn, 1990,

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#98 22 Irving Ave. Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#99 Methadone Clinic, 629 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#100 Southwest view towards Manhattan, New York, from Independence Houses, Taylor Street at Whyte Place, Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#101 View west along Broadway from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1990

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#102 L Line, view of E. N.Y. from Junius St. at Livonia Ave., Brooklyn, 1999.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#103 357 Saratoga Ave., Brooklyn 1999.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#104 Former Aidlin Automation, 1613 E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, 1999.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#105 View west along Broadway from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1999.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote

#106 Providence House, 703 Lexington Ave., Brooklyn, 1999.

0 Points

Upvote Downvote